Chris Whitley Live at Martyrs [Live]

Chris Whitley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Messenger Records
• ASIN: B00004SURL
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,306 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dirt Floor

2. Long Way Around

3. Firefighter

4. God Thing

5. Poison Girl

6. New Machine

7. Living With The Law

8. WPL

9. The Model

10. Home Is Where You Get Across

11. From One Island To Another

12. Serve You

13. Narcotic Prayer

14. Big Sky Country/Gasket

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars difficult listening, but worth the effort, May 8, 2000

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This review is from: Chris Whitley Live at Martyrs (Audio CD)

Chris Whitley has undergone many changes as a musician, even if we ignore his experiences before recording Living with the Law. Of his recorded works, my favorite is easily Dirt Floor-- a brilliant set of emotionally intense songs recorded just the way I like it-- alone with acoustic instruments (a National and a banjo). While the arrangements on this live recording are similar, the feel is quite different. Whitley has moved towards a more cerebral approach, heavy on microtonal nuances that are easy to mistake for out-of-tune playing (I still have to reassure myself every time I listen to this one that it had to be intentional given Whitley's skill). This album doesn't have the same power as Dirt Floor, and it may take some time, but it will grow on you. As a warning, though, if you're one of the people who trashed Din of Ecstacy and Terra Incognita, you probably won't like this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revelation made audible, January 31, 2006

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Graham Gibby "Graham Gibby" (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chris Whitley Live at Martyrs (Audio CD)

This is not a music review, it's a Why Chris Whitley Is Always In My CD Player story.

I had Din of Ecstasy already, had heard Kick the Stones and Big Sky Country, but had not felt the power.

Living in New Orleans sometimes means Getting The Hell Out. While I was evacuated, I had no idea where my life was headed. Standing in an empty apartment in Buffalo, NY with a fantastic stereo, good bourbon, and Chris Whitley's Live at Martyr's.

There in the dark with Chris, I felt like maybe I was a little less alone. Not that the world would be better, but that, well, he'd been there.

Now he's gone, and we just have his music. But I still think he understands. And for at least 20 minutes of my day, Chris Whitley is there.

Buy it, enjoy it, feel it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very intense, May 21, 2000

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jack (Ft Wayne, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chris Whitley Live at Martyrs (Audio CD)

Maybe after people hear this they will understand "Din Of Ecstasy".If you have been lucky enough to see Chris live recently this is just what you got.Chris,his guitar,a stomping boot and that incredible,haunting voice.This is as intense as anything since Blind Willie Johnson.A must have.